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Louisiana Tech's Boykins, UAB's Baxter suspended for fightIRVING, Texas (AP) Conference USA says Louisiana Tech's Jacobi Boykins and UAB's Hakeem Baxter are suspended one game for fighting in the benches-clearing mayhem that led to multiple ejections from Thursday's game.Boykins will miss Louisiana Tech's game at Middle Tennessee. Baxter...

AP Sports WriterBoston College leaning on Ky Bowman to take next stepBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) You'll know the Boston College basketball season is going well if Ky Bowman still has red hair when the spring rolls around.And if coach Jim Christian has colored his hair, too, that will...

The Latest: Villanova up 13 on Texas Tech at halftimeBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):3:20 p.m.Villanova is 20 minutes away from its second trip to the Final Four in three seasons.The East top-seeded Wildcats lead third-seeded Texas Tech 36-23 at the half, holding...

AP Sports WriterMemphis, Wiseman have 1 more game, then it’s back to courtBy TERESA M. WALKERJames Wiseman has one more game before heading back to court with his attorneys as they take on the NCAA in a high-stakes battle to keep the 7-foot-1 freshman playing in what could be...

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) Division I men's basketball has its first openly gay coach.Bryant University assistant coach Chris Burns came out publicly in a personal essay posted Wednesday on Outsports.com (http://bit.ly/1jcvTD0 ).Burns says that the Supreme Court decision in June legalizing same-sex marriage was so powerful that it made...

AP Sports WriterMid-major fallout: Grad transfers can hurt teams they leaveBy JOHN KEKISALBANY, N.Y. (AP) A year ago Will Brown had his Albany Great Danes in heady territory, ranked fifth in a mid-major poll with the America East Conference's best backcourt and gunning for a berth somewhere in...

AP Basketball WriterGuide to the 2019-20 college basketball seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLVirginia starred in the ultimate redemption story last season, rolling to a national championship a year after being the first top seed to get knocked off by a No. 16.Seven long months later, college basketball is finally back.The 2019-20...

Gonzaga's Petrusev will enter NBA draft, but not hire agentSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) Gonzaga forward Filip Petrusev has become the third Bulldog to declare for the NBA draft this year without hiring an agent.Gonzaga's leading scorer and the West Coast Conference player of the year, Petrusev made his announcement...

Auburn gives basketball coach Bruce Pearl 5-year extensionAUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn has given basketball coach Bruce Pearl a five-year contract extension after the program's best season in years.Pearl led the Tigers to a share of their first Southeastern Conference regular season title since 1999 last season despite having...

AP Sports WriterLivers uncertain for Michigan's matchup with No. 16 SpartansBy NOAH TRISTERANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) As Michigan prepares for another game against rival Michigan State, Isaiah Livers' status is again uncertain.Much like it's been for almost seven weeks now.''You've got to sit there, it's like torture,'' Livers...

AP Sports WriterNot ready to retire, Tubby Smith lands at High PointBy JOEDY McCREARYHIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) Tubby Smith isn't ready to retire, so after being fired by Memphis he was looking for employment. High Point needed a men's basketball coach and soon Smith got a call from...

AP Basketball WriterA guide to the 2016-17 college basketball seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLThe 2015-16 college basketball season ended in the most dramatic way possible, with Villanova's Kris Jenkins confidently pulling up for a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give the Wildcats their second national championship.Now it's time for the encore.And, based on...